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Message started by astrolin on 02/15/08 at 04:11:46

Title: Bike problems
Post by astrolin on 02/15/08 at 04:11:46

I have looked over the forums and have not found a problem that is specifically like mine. I am having issues where I can hop on the bike and it runs find, then a little while later I hop on it and it runs awful. By awful I mean the engine dies whenever I come to a stop, then last weekend when it was doing it I would try to restart it and smoke would come out of the pipe. Keep in mind it is usually warm when it starts acting up. I know I have an oil leak in the front of the engine and haven't determined if it is the "plug" or the head gasket. I am wondering if the problems are related or if I might have some bad gas or something wrong with the carb. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by Paladin. on 02/15/08 at 05:28:07

Try running with the petcock on prime (lever toward rear of bike) if you now run fine it's something to do with vacuum turning on the petcock.

I'll take 5:1 odds it's the silly little plug. It is not that horrid of a job replacing.

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by verslagen1 on 02/15/08 at 09:02:32

I think I need a little more info...
By a little while later do you mean later in the day, same ride?
If so, does start acting up when you push the 'choke' in?
(ok you guys don't start, I know it's not a choke but an enrichner)
How do you start it? one or two notches out on the 'choke'?

When it does it, look at the spark plug, wet? black? white?

Any back fires? When?

Could be as simple as your idle speed setting.
Could be you got a vacuum leak in the hose from the carb to the petcock.
Could be you need to adjust the idle fuel mixture.
Could be you need to rejet.

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by joebothehobo on 02/15/08 at 09:13:10

sounds kinda like wahine's problem. did that ever get fixed?

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by astrolin on 02/15/08 at 09:32:55

It seems to happen on the second or third ride of the day. Also it is about 20 min into the actual ride. By this time if I used a choke at all to start the bike it would be all the way in. I have also had problems with it backfiring since I bought the bike in May. This usually happens wehn I am slowing or when I turn off the bike. The problem with it stalling has just started to happen in the past few months. Keep in mind I usually only ride when it is above 50F.
I replaced the spark plug in June and it looked gray.
Throughout the last few months I have also made sure to take her out every week or two for a spin just to make sure everything is ok.

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by astrolin on 02/15/08 at 09:35:49

Ohh yeah, she is a 2001 and I bought her in May with 3100 miles and she now has 6700 miles and has only started acting up in the last 200 miles.

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by Max_Morley on 02/15/08 at 10:06:46

Have your replaced the spark plug yet? If not, is it overdue. Max

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by astrolin on 02/15/08 at 10:16:40

I replaced it back in July.

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by Dynobob on 02/16/08 at 00:36:59

Put 3 ounces of SeaFoam carb cleaner in a full tank or two of gas and report back. You might be surprised. Also draining the carb bowl is a good thing to do :) Lots of cr@p does end up in the bottom of the bowl.

Is your idle speed high enough? There's a knurled knob on the side of the carb to adjust it.

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by T Mack 1 on 02/16/08 at 11:53:54

The last 200 miles most likely have been cool weather driving. Tweak the idle up a bit before you do anything else.

The bike is fairly simple design. It does not have an automaitc adjustment for tempeture conditions. Just remember, come spring you will most likely have to tweat it back.

Keep it simple........

Title: Re: Bike problems
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/16/08 at 18:03:46

I have noticed a need to mess with the idle based on temp more than once. It is so easily done, no tools, after a while it gets easy enough to find it without even looking. ( maybe if thats true, I was messing with it too much)